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Study finds more than 1 in 3 Alabamians face mental health issues

A new study has pinpointed Alabama as experiencing the sixth-highest increase in mental health issues from 2022 to 2023.
November 21, 2023

Southern states with Medicaid expansion saw improved overall health, study shows

A new study found that Southern states with Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act saw fewer declines in people’s health, resulting in an overall improvement in health for low-income adults. The study, published by Health Affairs, examined 12 Southern states to compare those that had expanded Medicaid, like Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana and West Virginia, … Continued
January 13, 2020

New study ranks Alabama 44th in women’s equality

A recent report ranked Alabama as the seventh-worst state in women’s equality.  WalletHub, a personal finance website, compared all 50 states across 17 metrics, including work hours gap, unemployment rate gap and executive positions gap, to determine where women receive the most equal treatment.  Each metric was graded on a 100-point scale, with a score … Continued
August 23, 2019

University of Alabama professor awarded grant to study heat waves

Editor’s note: This is an installment in APR’s yearlong series on climate change in Alabama.  Eddie Burkhalter is a staff writer at Alabama Political Reporter and a fellow at the Poynter-Koch Media and Journalism Fellowship. The program is a partnership between the Poynter Institute and the Charles Koch Institute. Charles G. Koch is director of the Charles … Continued
August 19, 2019